Barrel length isn't everything

357maxm · 12-28-2007, 09:08 PM

Barrel length isn't everything. With the right ammo, a 18.5" barrel is just as accurate as 24" barrel. I have a Ruger compact in .308 and shoot .5" MOA all the time with winchester silver tips. I have won many a bet with the nail driver.

rasterman77 · 12-29-2007, 02:33 AM

Shorter barrels, too a point, are more accurate but you lose velocity especially with slow burn powder. Read this thread started by Scribe, Rifle Accuracy Facts and Test Data.

nathangdad · 12-29-2007, 11:35 AM

You want the optimal barrel length for your
caliber and propellant in any given caliber mated
to a proper contour of the barrel. Although it is too much for any post a little research will reveal a great deal of work has been done in this area. You might start off with the handloading magazines and progress to more detailed written material.

rasterman77 · 12-29-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nathangdad

You want the optimal barrel length for your
caliber and propellant in any given caliber mated
to a proper contour of the barrel. Although it is too much for any post a little research will reveal a great deal of work has been done in this area. You might start off with the handloading magazines and progress to more detailed written material.

I have done a tremendous amount of reading but I must have missed the part where matching barrel contour to the length comes into play, please tell me more.

12-28-2007, 09:08 PM	#1
357maxm Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 37 Trader Rating: (0)	Barrel length isn't everything Barrel length isn't everything. With the right ammo, a 18.5" barrel is just as accurate as 24" barrel. I have a Ruger compact in .308 and shoot .5" MOA all the time with winchester silver tips. I have won many a bet with the nail driver.

12-29-2007, 02:33 AM	#2
rasterman77 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 298 Trader Rating: (0)	Shorter barrels, too a point, are more accurate but you lose velocity especially with slow burn powder. Read this thread started by Scribe, Rifle Accuracy Facts and Test Data. __________________ 2 things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, I'm not sure about the former. Einstein

12-29-2007, 11:35 AM	#3
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,253 Trader Rating: (0)	Optimal barrel length is what is important You want the optimal barrel length for your caliber and propellant in any given caliber mated to a proper contour of the barrel. Although it is too much for any post a little research will reveal a great deal of work has been done in this area. You might start off with the handloading magazines and progress to more detailed written material.